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Grandville is a small city of 16,356 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's about 6 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,356people
$271kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
74"Snow
202Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,356
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,257 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 6 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,711/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,313 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to GRR airport
- 12 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 618 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 89 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: D+5 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk